The Philippine Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday allowing former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to leave the country despite accusations of corruption and electoral fraud. The court ruled 8 -...
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Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected Senate Bill 5 , which would have impacted Ohio's 400,000 public workers by limiting their ability to strike and collectively bargain for health insurance and pensions. It would have mandated that...
Two former Bernard Madoff investors filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPMC) Monday seeking recovery of $19 billion for allegedly aiding Madoff in orchestrating his Ponzi scheme. The suit,...
The first Croatian Minister of Internal Affairs Josip Boljkovac was arrested Wednesday for war crimes committed from 1945-1946. Boljkovac, 89, was arrested near his home in Karlovac in connection with the deaths of fascist soldiers and sympathizers post World...
UN experts expressed concerns Tuesday over human rights restrictions on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China's Sichuan province. UN experts are concerned about reports of heavy security measures surrounding the Kirti monastery, which houses approximately 2,500...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla to reinstate his unlawful detention suit against several government officials. Padilla,...
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland refused Tuesday to allow a war crimes case against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa . McClelland's announcement was in response to charges filed by an Australian citizen claiming that during...
